Singapore-based firm to build $13.7b wind farm off Ireland for green hydrogen facility
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – A Singapore-based offshore wind developer has signed an agreement to build a huge US$10 billion (S$13.7 billion) wind farm off the coast of Ireland to power a green hydrogen facility.
PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR) is integrating new EV charging stations into its celebrated mobility and lifestyle platforms
BANGKOK, Nov. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited (OR), Thailand’s leading oil and gas retailer as well as coffee chain franchising business operator, has set a roadmap to install 300 electric vehicle (EV) charging units in its retail fuel station network known as PTT Station nationwide by the end […]
A renewable energy company in Thailand has electric vehicle dreams
Many people expect electric vehicles to be fixtures in a future world that relies on renewable energy. But not many EV companies started out as renewable energy companies.
Cambodia charges up for an EV-driven future
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): The government is preparing a policy framework and support structure for electric vehicles (EV) to encourage their use in Cambodia and beef up the carbon-emissions reduction gameplan, according to Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol on Nov 4.
Thailand eyes tax rate for electric vehicles as part of ‘net zero’ dream
BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): The Finance Ministry has called on the Excise and Customs Department to come up with a tax rate for electric vehicles (EVs) soon, as part of Thailand’s dream to achieve zero emissions by 2065.
The EV story in Southeast Asia — CleanTechnica
(Nov 1): Association of Southeast Asian Nations Automotive Federation data show that “about 3.5 million passenger or commercial vehicles and 4 million motorcycles or scooters were sold annually before the pandemic,” Nikkei writes. “The region is also expected to generate 140 million new consumers by 2030, with the high- and upper-middle-income ranks doubling to 57 […]
PM touts electric car policy at COP26
Thailand has set a target of having 15 million electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads by 2035 as a part of the country’s strategy to lower greenhouse gas emissions, according to government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.
Honing in on the EV industry goal
Development of the electric vehicle (EV) industry is gaining momentum as state and private sectors are working to translate plans to make Thailand a major EV production hub into actions.
